Indian security forces have once again unearthed a 150-meter long cross border tunnel near the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, thwarting Pakistan’s vile attempt to surreptitiously infiltrate into Indian territory.
During an operation on the morning of January 13, the BSF team detected the tunnel following inputs about the possibility of tunnels running underground along the border in Samba and Kathua districts. The tunnel had a n opening that was 3 feet in diameter and depth of 25 to 30 feet.
BSF Inspector-General (Jammu Frontiers) N S Jamwal said that the tunnel originates in Pakistan and opens nearly 20 to 30 meters inside the barbed wire fence on the Indian side. “It shows Pakistan’s hand in the tunnel which has started from Shakargarh in Pakistan. This district is notorious for such kinds of activities especially for launching militants across the border”, he added.
The tunnel’s opening was covered with wild bushes and thick outgrowth. Karachi-made sandbags were also recovered from the tunnel.
This is not the first time that secret tunnels used by infiltrators from Pakistan have been found.
A tunnel was also discovered in November 2020 near the India-Pakistan border in Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir. The tunnel was roughly 150 meters long and was reportedly used by the terrorists neutralised in the Nagrota encounter. Indian security forces had also ventured into the tunnel on December 1, 2020, going as far as 200 meters inside Pakistani territory to find where the tunnel began.